How can you help kids cope with （對付）stress? Proper rest and good nutrition can improve coping skills, so can good parenting. Make time for your kids each day. Whether they need to talk with you or just be in the same room with you, make yourself available.

Even as kids get older, quality time is important. It’s really hard for some people to come home after a tiring day of work, get down on the floor, and play with their kids or just talk to them about their day -- especially if they’ve had a stressful day themselves. But expressing interest in your kids shows that they’ re important to you.

Help your child deal with stress by talking about what may be causing it. Together, you can come up with a few solutions. For example, he should cut back on after-school activities, spending more time talking with his parents or teachers, developing an exercise plan or keeping a journal.

You can also help by predicting potentially stressful situations and preparing kids for them. For example, let a child know ahead of time, but not too far ahead of time, that a doctor’s appointment is coming up and talk about what will happen there. Keep in mind, though, that younger kids probably won’t need too much advance preparation. Too much information can cause more stress.

Remember that some level of stress is normal, Let kids know that it’s OK to feel angry, scared, lonely, or anxious and that other people share those feelings, too.

When kids can’t or won’t discuss these problems, try talking about your own concerns. This shows that you’re willing to handle tough topics and are available to talk with when they’re ready. If a child shows symptoms that concern you and is unwilling to talk, consult a counselor （顧問）or other mental health experts.

Most parents have the skills to cope with their children’s stress. The time to seek professional attention is when any change in behavior continues to exist, when stress is causing serious anxiety, or when the behavior is causing significant problems in functioning at school or at home.

1.What is the purpose of the text?

A. To share the author’s ideas on proper parenting.

B. To persuade parents to spend more time with their kids.

C. To advise parents how to help their kids deal with stress.

D. To seek different ways to help solve kids’ problems.

2.Why do some parents feel it difficult to spare quality time for their kids?

A. Their kids are growing so fast. B. They have too much housework.

C. Their kids are losing interest in them. D. They are tired out after work.

3.You are advised not to talk too much about a stressful situation in advance because ________.

A. it does no good to your kids B. it doesn’t work in practice

C. your kids may not feel stressed D. your kids don’t want to listen

4.What can we learn from the text?

A. Normal people share the same feelings.

B. It is normal for kids to have some stress.

C. Kids should get rid of the negative feelings.

D. Everybody feels angry, scared, lonely or anxious.

針對部分學(xué)生亂花錢的現(xiàn)象，你們班級召開了“節(jié)省用錢”的主題班會。假設(shè)你是班長，請在結(jié)束時對班會內(nèi)容進(jìn)行總結(jié)，要點如下：

1．省錢的重要性； 2．省錢的建議； 3．提出倡議。

注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；

2．可適當(dāng)增加內(nèi)容，以使行文連貫；

3．開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

We have just had a class meeting on the topic—saving money.

That’s all for our class meeting．Thank you.

— Somebody has left the lab door open.

—Don't look at me.

A. Dear me B. Hi, there

C. Thank goodness D. Come on

When he was a little boy，he ______ on the farm.

A. used to working B. used to work

C. got used to work D. was used to work

More public kindergartens ________ preschool kids can spend their fun?filled childhood will be built this year.

A．to which B．with whom C．in which D．from where

Betty’s English is _______ than _______ in the class.

A. much better; anyone else

B. far better; anyone else’s

C. a lot better; anyone’s else

D. a great deal better; anyone’s else’s

It is too early in the _____ to expect many visitors to the city.

A. time B. hour C. season D. term

I am looking forward to the day my daughter can read this book and know my feelings for her.

A. as B. why C. when D. where

—Look! Someone ________ the floor.

—Well, it wasn't me. I went shopping just now.

A．had swept B．has swept C．was sweeping D．is sweeping

Across the globe, single-parent homes are on the rise. In the US, the 2000 census (人口普查 ) showed 24.8 million or nearly 24 percent of the nation's 105.5 million households, were traditional two-parent homes. By comparison, 9.8 million households or 9.8 million of all US households were headed by an adult raising a child alone. The 1990 census showed 26 percent of homes were led by a married mother and father, and 8 percent of homes were led by a singe parent.

Similar increases occurred in other countries. In the UK, lone-parent family homes increased from 3.3 percent in 1990 to 5.5 percent in 1999. Single parent households in Australia rose from 5.8 percent in 1990 to 7.6 percent in l999. Belgium saw the increase from 1. 8 percent to 2.7 during the same period of time. These countries tend to have greater acceptance of single parenting because there are fewer nearby family members to disapprove, Riche, a Census Bureau director, said.

Just as in the US, those changes raised new questions about how involved government should be in helping single-parent families. Some research suggests children raised in two-parent families are better off than those who depend on one.

"The position of one-parent families in any country is very much a gender (性別) issue－women's opportunities, especially working-class women on low income," said Sue Chen, coordinator (協(xié)調(diào)員) of the Single Action Parents Network in England.

1.Not considering the exact number of the single-parent families, which country saw the fastest rise rate in 1999, compared with 1990?

A. UK. B. Australia. C. America. D. Belgium.

2.What is the cause of the rise of single-parent families across the globe?

A. The nearby family members have a favorable opinion.

B. A lone parent is well off enough to support his/her children.

C. A lot of problems have arisen in two-parent families.

D. We cannot get enough proving information from the text.

3.Which of the following is TRUE about the increase of single-parent families according to the passage?

A. It will somewhat limit the growing population of younger generation.

B. Governments should take actions about the social problems brought about by it.

C. Single-parent families are not looked down upon in any country mentioned here.

D. Generally speaking, the single parents needn’t worry since they are highly paid.